Education expert raises the alarm: Integration in schools succeeds in this way!
Education expert raises the alarm: Integration in schools succeeds in this way!
Berlin-Neukölln, Deutschland - The renowned educational specialist Cordula Heckmann raises the alarm: "The hut is on fire!" In view of the serious challenges in schools, including a shortage of skilled workers and integration problems, such as OE24.at reports. The expert calls for a fundamental reform in education to ensure that no child is left behind. The focus is on the new "rehabilitation classes" of the Austrian government, which are planned for children with "educational difficulties". Heckmann is skeptical about these initiatives and emphasizes that such approaches can only work with qualified staff and small groups.
a system in upheaval
Heckmann, who heads the Campus Rütli community school in Berlin-Neukölln and developed a successful model from an earlier problem, indicates that effective integration of students without sufficient knowledge of German is necessary. "Integration instead of segregation" should be the guiding principle. In the government program of the new federal government, the expansion of German funding classes and mandatory summer courses are also mentioned. Heckmann calls for close cooperation between school, politics and civil society to improve educational opportunities. Return, the Minister of Education, has also announced a mobile phone ban up to the 8th grade - a step that Heckmann looks at differentiated.
In her book, the experienced teacher addresses the "subject mentality" in the German school system, which she observes in many teachers. This attitude often means that less courage is shown in schools and more emphasis is placed on formally correct processes instead of innovative teaching methods. In order for a transformation of the schools to succeed, a courageous step is required. She emphasizes that education has to promote a dialogue between cultures - one aspect that schools often neglect. Heckmann calls for committed exchange and offers that appeal to young people with a migration background so that they feel integrated in society and receive the best educational opportunities, as well as Mein-kirchenzeitung.de reports.
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